Maputo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$466
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5915th and 4971st ($966 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7630th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shanghai

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Maputo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765